Election Day, Night Out, free climbing, more for your West Seattle Tuesday

(Seen along Beach Drive – photo by Thomas Bach)

Here’s what’s happening for the rest of today/tonight, as listed on the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar (send us your event any time – westseattleblog@gmail.com):

ELECTION DAY: Last day to get your ballot in. If you’re using USPS mail, hurry – it has to have today’s postmark. If you are using a King County Elections dropbox, you have four West Seattle options, plus White Center, South Park, and others around the county – see the list and map here – they all close at 8 pm. First results are usually published around 8:15.

NIGHT OUT: Tonight’s the night for community-building block parties around the nation – many will close side streets – some will be in other venues including apartment-complex courtyards – hours will vary, though it’s generally 5 pm to dusk. Many of the West Seattle events are mapped here.

COLMAN POOL: Continued daily operations for the outdoor heated-salt-water pool on the shore at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), noon-7 pm – session times are on the Colman Pool webpage.

LINCOLN PARK WADING POOL: Also at Lincoln Park, the wading pool is expected to be open today, noon-7 pm, in the central upper part of the park near the north play area, with the weather due to warm up this afternoon.

CHESS CLUB: Tuesdays 1:30-3 pm, at the Center for Active Living (4217 SW Oregon). All levels welcome. (Questions? Email conwell@conwelld.net.)

CITY COUNCIL: 2 pm weekly meeting, with public comment in person or online – the agenda explains how. Watch via Seattle Channel.

GRAND OPENING: New clinic Deeds Health (4141 California SW) is celebrating with a 2:30 pm ribboncutting and reception.

FREE DROP-IN CLIMBING: Try out Schurman Rock at Camp Long (5200 35th SW) – two free sessions, 5 pm and 6:30 pm, with signups starting half an hour before the session begins.

DEMONSTRATION FOR BLACK LIVES: Long-running weekly sign-waving demonstration continues on the corners at 16th/Holden. 5-6 pm. Signs available if you don’t bring your own.

STORYTIME IN THE GARDEN: 6 pm Tuesdays all summer, bring the little one(s) to Delridge P-Patch (5078 25th SW) for storytime plus a garden activity.

SCRABBLE NIGHT: 6-10 pm tonight, play Scrabble at The Missing Piece (9456 35th SW).

FREE TRACK RUN: All runners welcome! Gather at West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) for this free weekly run at 6:15 pm.

MAKE POTTERY: 6:30-9 pm “girls’ night” at pottery studio The Clay Cauldron (5214 Delridge Way SW), sign up in advance to work on your project(s).

CONCERT AT ALKI UCC: New concert series starts with performance and Night Out party, 7 pm, featuring Asia. More info in our calendar listing. Free admission, donation requested to support musicians. (6115 SW Hinds)

BINGO AT THE SKYLARK: Play – free! – weekly Belle of the Balls Bingo hosted by Cookie Couture, 7 pm. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

TRIVIA X 4: Four places to play Tuesday nights – The Beer Junction (4711 California SW) has Sporcle Pub Quiz with David at 7 and 8 pm … 7 pm at Ounces (3803 Delridge Way SW), free and hosted by Beat the Geek Trivia; 7 pm at Zeeks Pizza West Seattle (6459 California SW), hosted by Geeks Who Drink; 7:10 pm at Admiral Pub (2306 California SW).

Planning an event? Are community members invited? Tell your West Seattle neighbors via our event calendar – please email the info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

Pete August 6, 2024 (12:05 pm)

Get out and vote!

Shaun August 6, 2024 (1:05 pm)

To everyone who drives through 16th and Holden today, please consider not honking your horns for the demonstration that has been going on there every week for more than 4 years. It is greatly disruptive to live within a few blocks of that intersection and hear the continuous and cacophonic horn honking when you’re trying to work and it’s very disruptive to pets as well. I have tried to ask these folks to find different ways to show support for their cause, or at least set an end point for it, but they seem uninterested in the impact this has on a lot of people who live there. At this point, all I can do is advocate for drivers to know how disruptive this is and just wave, not honk. Just because supporting Black lives and dismantling oppressive systems is noble does not mean the way these folks are going about it isn’t causing other harms. Nobody wants somebody near their office, living room, or bedroom window honking horns no matter what the cause. Please think before you honk here, or anywhere that is densely residential. It is so disrespectful. Be kind to your neighbors.

Rob August 6, 2024 (2:43 pm)

Amen
Also Tired of It on SW Webster August 6, 2024 (4:47 pm)

Agree. Couldn’t have said it better. I’m a few blocks off and it is still so loud and frustrating. I can’t imagine how unpleasant this is for people living right at the intersection. It really has been over 4 years hasn’t it…. So very rude and inconsiderate. Nobody wants to live near a street preacher. Same thing here.
Marnie August 6, 2024 (5:51 pm)

So glad somebody is saying something. I can hear it happening now and I can’t tell you how much I can’t stand it. All of my neighbors that I’ve spoken to about it all feel the same way. Is there anything we can do if they just won’t stop it? The first couple of years when they were doing this it kept making my newborn cry. Made me so mad!